Brighton Music Conference (BMC17) has revealed the first panels and speakers for the fourth edition of the UK’s leading electronic music industry event. The two-day conference will take place at Brighton Dome and various venues on Thursday 27th & Friday 28th April 2017.

BMC17’s Professional programme will present in depth discussion and debates on the biggest issues facing the electronic and wider music industry. Panels and topics include ‘Streaming vs Radio’; ‘AFEM Presents Get Played, Get Paid’; an interview with Fabric’s Keith Reilly by NTIA’s Alan Miller; ‘Diversity In The Industry’; ‘What’s Next For Electronic Music?’; ‘BPI Presents Music Piracy’; ‘NTIA Presents Save Nightlife’; ‘Creative Law Presents: But it was only a “cheeky” re-edit? Copyright law and the Remix’; ‘BPI Presents ‘Synchronisation’; and more to be announced.

Leading electronic music DSP, Beatport, will deliver its Annual Report during BMC. Native Instruments will run Native Sessions for the conference duration, including 6 talks and workshops per day. The Association For Electronic Music will present a panel while the NTIA will also be running a panel this year. The first educational partners announced include BIMM and ACM.

2 day passes for BMC Professional (£110), Toolroom Academy with BMC Professional pass (£148), Toolroom Academy with 2 day BMC Academy pass (£59) and BMC Academy (£22) are now on sale via the new BMC website: www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk

10.30: BIMM PRESENTS – WRITING AND PRODUCING TO A BRIEF
Paul Lennox deconstructs his techniques, including production elements, top line and lyric analysis, and track structure, focussing on a creative approach to briefs
PAUL LENNOX (INDUSTRY PRODUCER AND DRUMMER)11.30: GHOST WRITING
What’s it all about, where are the lines crossed?
BEN GOMORI – MODERATOR
TIMO GARCIA aka NOLAN (KITTBALL/GET PHYSICAL)
ALEX ARNOUT (DOGMATIK)
JANSONS (KNEE DEEP IN SOUND/VIVA MUSIC)
JUSTIN DRAKE (PEACE DIVISION)12.30: HOW TO GET AHEAD IN THE INDUSTRY
A panel to show the diverse range of opportunites available
SEAMUS HAJI (BIG LOVE/TOOLROOM/BMC) – MODERATOR
SOPHIA KEARNEY (WEIRD AND THE WONDERFUL)
SHINO ALLEN (MD – TSUMI)
MATT ABBOTT – LABEL WORX
JAMES BULLOCK (WILD SEEDS MANAGEMENT)13.30: TOOLROOM RECORDS Q&A
Ask the people behind one of the world’s leading house music labels anything you like
MARK LAWRENCE (AFEM) – MODERATOR
STUART KNIGHT (DIRECTOR)
MARK KNIGHT (ARTIST/DJ)
MILES SHACKLETON (BRAND DIRECTOR)
GEORGE ANDREWS (MUSIC DIRECTOR)
HANNAH SIMMONDS (PUBLISHING & RIGHTS MANAGER)14.30: ROLAND/SERATO WORKSHOP15.30: WHY SHOULD I MAKE A VIDEO?
Videos used to be an expensive luxury only open to the biggest labels. As new technologies make professional music videos an affordable possibility, we ask what the medium can do for your music
LEE SMITH (LEAK DELETE/BMC) – MODERATOR
CAROLINE BOTTOMLEY (RADAR)
EOGHAN KIDNEY (ROTOR VIDEO)
LAURENCE JAMES (BELIEVE DIGITAL)16.30: DJ Q&AAll you need to know about the art of DJing from five masters of the craft
SEAMUS HAJI (BIG LOVE/ TOOLROOM/ BMC) – MODERATOR
FRICTION (SHOGUN AUDIO)
SAM DIVINE (DEFECTED)
JOSH BUTLER (CAJUAL/STRICTLY RHYTHM)
MY NU LENG (BLACK BUTTER/MTA RECORDS)

17:35 HELP MUSICIANS 2 MINUTE FILM & INTRODUCTION

FRIDAY 28th APRIL 201710:30: : ACM WORKSHOP – Album Campaigns and Electronic Artists Meet the Production and Music Business team from ACM!

ACM Music Business tutor and Artist Manager, Dave Cronen will focus on campaigns for electronic artists through sharing the build up to the release date (for one of his artists) including sales, marketing, promotion, live dates setup, third party relationships and more!

11.30: FROM GRASSROOTS TO MAINSTREAM: EARNING A LIVING FROM MUSIC
Whether you are just starting out or about to hit the mainstream, explore the ways in which dance music creators earn a living from music by understanding some of the revenue streams and funding opportunities that are available.
ANDY ELLIS – MODERATOR (EDUCATION AND OUTREACH MANAGER, PRS FOR MUSIC)
JARROD BIRD (PUBLISHING MANAGER, INVOLVED PUBLISHING / ANJUNBEATS)
THROWING SHADE (DJ / PRODUCER / NINJA TUNE / NTS RADIO)
BHAVESH PATEL (PROGRAMME MANAGER, PRS FOR MUSIC FOUNDATION)12.30: HORUS MUSIC PRESENTS – WHY STREAMING ISN’T ALWAYS THE BAD GUY
As distributors, Horus Music is in frequent contact with streaming companies, and those that use them to consume music. Streaming has had a hard time over recent years and it’s about time some of the big questions were answered. Regardless of where you are in your music career, it’s important to understand the pros and cons of streaming and to know how to use it to advance your career.
NIKKI HALLIWELL (HORUS MUSIC – DIGITAL MARKETING EXECUTIVE)
STEVE MAC (RHYTHM MASTER / DJ / PRODUCER)
TREMAINE RICHARD (NOEL MUSIC MANAGEMENT)
JACK BRIDGES (BEATPORT – DIRECTOR OF ARTISTS, LABELS & SOUNDS)

16.40: BEC (BEATS EVOLUTION CONFERENCE) PRESENTS DRUM & BASS IT’S A SERIOUS BUSINESS
Unlike other genres, drum & bass has a long history of standing it’s ground as one of the forefront genres of the underground dance music scene. In this panel we will explore the global growth of drum & bass and how it has developed its own ecosystem
DAVE JENKINS – MODERATOR (UKF AND DRUM & BASS ARENA EDITOR)
CHRIS GOSS (HOSPITAL RECORDS)
SUKI (LET IT ROLL FESTIVAL FOUNDER)
THE PROTOTYPES (DJ’S)
TOMM DUNN (BEC)

Toolroom’s unique Academy Live events are a great chance to see world-renowned producers in the flesh, and get A&R feedback from team Toolroom. Events so far in Dubai, Brighton, Birmingham, Toronto, Tokyo and Amsterdam have been sold out and resulted in 3 new signings to the label.

A unique way of networking with record label A&Rs and learning from established artists, these events are hugely popular among the producer community.
One thing producers crave above anything is meaningful feedback on their tracks. Making an allstar A&R panel, label boss Mark Knight joins local duo Prok & Fitch to offer guidance and advice on the demos submitted.

Josh Butler makes his debut for the Toolroom Records Academy – one of the most revered young producers of the last few years, he’ll give a session on how he makes that high-calibre, original House sound.

Genre pioneer D Ramirez – known for his groundbreaking productions in Tech House with Toolroom and many other labels, will give an insightful session on getting tracks over the finish line to a finished state.

Finally, new Toolroom signing Ben Remember – who’s been championed by Annie Mac for his fresh sound – will be building a groove live, from scratch!

ABOUT BMC17

Run by the industry for the industry, BMC focuses on innovation, education and the key issues facing the electronic and dance music sector. Attended by thousands of experienced music industry professionals and the next generation of DJs/producers. BMC enables attendees to form new business partnerships, showcase products and expand existing networks, and is the UK’s annual opportunity for the industry to meet face to face, share knowledge, and build new opportunities.

BMC17 will bring together Industry-leading delegates and speakers at over 50 talks, seminars and workshops, alongside networking events throughout the conference duration. BMC Professional connects music with business, bringing together thought leaders through a series of panels to discuss the future sustainable growth of the electronic music industry, targeted networking events and access to an evening schedule of events and parties across Brighton. BMC Academy is about plugging in the next generation and fostering new talent via a series of master classes, panels and talks.

Both tickets give access to the two-day exhibition featuring tech showcases, panels and interviews. The specialised exhibition hall will feature the scene’s best suppliers, technology companies, and service providers. Club nights hosting world-class artists and DJs at the city’s finest venues will take place across Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. BMC17’s official charity partner is Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation.

BMC16

BMC16 saw attendance substantially increase once again, attracting thousands of industry professionals and those looking to make a career within the music business. BMC16 talks and panels featured speakers from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, Vine, Spotify, Kobalt, Native Instruments, Beatport, Coda, AFEM, NTIA, Mixcloud, Toolroom, Hospital, Believe Digital, Pioneer, Korg, Roland, BIMM, AEI Media, Shogun Audio, GAK Audio, Wunderground, and many more, with the conference programme split between the professional and academy theatres.

Native Instruments’ Native Sessions platform ran Production Seminars in the Founders Room and Production Workshops in the Mezzanine Bar on both days, with workshops, demonstrations, and talks covering Maschine, Komplete Kontrol, Loopmasters, Moog, SSR’s Reaktor course, and much more. Interviewees included electronic music legend, Tom Middleton, Henry Cross - the technical mastermind behind live stage shows from Massive Attack and the Chemical Brothers, and Pete Boxsta, while further artists who gave an insight into their creative process included Kirk Degiorgio, Icicle, Prolix, Ulterior Motive, Capsun, Hannah V, and Prime Cuts.

The nighttime schedule saw official BMC events including the BMC Afterparty with Take featuring Seth Troxler at The Arch, and Wunderground Bingo on Brighton Pier on the Thursday. Mute, in association with BMC, took over Brighton’s Patterns on the Friday for a show with Mala, Commodo, and Foamplate. The same night also saw English Disco Lovers & BMC present Crazy P Soundsystem at Komedia, and Wiggle and On The House teamed up to present their annual Brighton Music Conference party by the sea